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Phat Tuesdays

Screenshot from Phat Tuesday

Where: Prime Video
What: Miniseries, 3 episodes, 57 mins.
When: Now
Genre: Documentary
Why you should watch: More ‘90s nostalgia with this excellent doc ostensibly about the Phat Tuesdays Black comedy night at L.A.’s legendary Comedy Store launched in that decade that’s also a larger look at how and why Black comedy exploded then. Black comics found the club on Sunset Blvd. and Hollywood booking agents found them there as hip hop, fantastic fashion and NBA stars all converged at a comedy oasis.

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